Weird Fiction discussion

We really need a "Miscellaneous" folder, I think. Because this post is that. I finally got around to playing this 10 year old game called The Cat Lady and I thought - oh my, I need to tell you folks about it. It's a very old-fashioned mostly text-based game - dubbed on Wikipedia a "psychological horror graphic adventure" - like, really an interactive graphic novel. I have to confess, I had to find some walkthrough notes online and that's how I am progressing. (Turn to the right, walk to the sink, use the pack of rubber gloves, flush, call the nurse to fix the flood, go to the left to escape... )
I only went through two chapters so far and it is everything I'd expect of a graphic book about a suicidal woman whose existence isn't getting any easier after her suicide attempt and has to fight baddies and all. Rated M.

I don't label ANYTHING Miscellaneous ever. Doing that is the same thing as having no label at all. I retitled your post "Weird Games" since it's about one, and I agree with the folder you selected for your post.

Looks like an interesting computer game. I found the Wikipedia page you mentioned that pertains to it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat.... I'm not a computer game type of person except for normal games like chess and bridge played over a computer. This statement makes me not want to make this game my first: "The game deals with mature themes such as depression, suicide, murder and cancer, but also provides moments of humor." However, it does look Weird and may appeal to others.

I own only one Weird game, but it's a dice game, not a computer game. It's called The Rats in the Walls, based on the Lovecraft story of the same title: https://www.sphinx-games.com/black-se.... It's really fun.

Good point about "miscellaneous"!
I finally finished the Cat Lady and I think I really liked it. It is actually quite life-affirming, in the end. Susan battles her depression (and helps others in the process) in what appears to be not particularly cheesy or trivial ways. "Press any key to live" at the very end somehow made me rather emotional. But for sure if it were published now, it would have to have a Jupiter-sized trigger warning on it; but hey, it's a Weird Game after all.
Anyhow, I rather liked it. The above makes it sound somehow boring and patronizing; but in reality, there's all sort of horror and horrible murderous maniacs and mysterious supernatural stuff.